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Inspired by African photography masters such as Samuel Fosso, Malick Sidibé and Seidou Keïta, paralleled with an exploration of Jama and Ahmed’s personal family archives, the exhibition invites viewers through a journey of self-expression, that is at once political and historical, fictional and intimate.
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Through a poetic narrative, spoken word and music, the work investigates how personal identity and collective narratives are both constructed and corrupted by technologies that determine who is remembered and who is forgotten as the historical canon is formed.
Location
The Africa Center
1280 5th Ave
New York, NY 10029
Image: Asmaa Jama and Gouled Ahmed. Except this time nothing returns from the ashes, 2023. Film Still / courtesy of The Africa Center